Case of Aeromonas hydrophila necrotizing fasciitis following inconspicuous trauma in an immunocompetent adult host
| Autor: | Kavitha Sapru, Aashish Sasidharan, Rajesh Rajgopal, Anuroop Balagopal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Debridement biology Host (biology) business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Inflammation General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Aeromonas hydrophila 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine medicine.symptom Fasciitis business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 73:249-252 |
| ISSN: | 1998-3654 0019-5359 |
| Popis: | Necrotizing fasciitis is a deadly necrotic inflammation of skin, subcutaneous tissues, and muscle bundles. We describe a case of necrotizing fasciitis by Aeromonas hydrophila in an immunocompetent adult host. Although rare, the associated mortality is as high as 60–75%. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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